List of earthquakes in Costa Rica

Notable earthquakes in the history of Costa Rica include the following:

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Name Date Epicentre Mag. MM Depth Notes Deaths
2017 Costa Rica earthquake 2012102300452017-11-13
02:28:24 UTC		 16 km south east of Jaco 6.5 VIII 19.8 km All casualties caused by heart attacks.[1] 3
2012 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) 2012102300452012-10-24
00:45:34 UTC		 10.121001°N 85.314004°W / 10.121001; -85.314004
13 km east-northeast of Hojancha		 6.6 VII 20.1 km Most violent aftershock of the 2012 Costa Rica earthquake.[2]
2012 Costa Rica earthquake 2012090500002012-09-05
14:42:10 UTC		 10.119900°N 85.347000°W / 10.119900; -85.347000
11 km east of Nicoya		 7.6 VIII 40.8 km [3] 2
2009 Costa Rica earthquake 2009010800002009-01-08
19:21:34 UTC		 10.197°N 84.159°W / 10.197; -84.159
30 km north of San José		 6.1 VII 4.5 km [4] 40
2004 Costa Rica earthquake 2004112000002004-11-20
08:07:21 UTC		 9.581°N 84.228°W / 9.581; -84.228
offshore		 6.4 16 km [5] 8
1999 Costa Rica earthquake 1999082000001999-08-20
10:02:21 UTC		 9.04°N 84.15°W / 9.04; -84.15
offshore		 6.9 20 km [6] –
1996 Costa Rica earthquake 1996090400001996-09-04
 5.8 [7]
1991 Limon earthquake 1991042200001991-04-22
21:56:51 UTC		 9.685°N 83.073°W / 9.685; -83.073
Limon-Pandora area		 7.6 IX 10 km According to the USGS: "Forty-seven people killed, 109 injured, 7,439 homeless and severe damage (IX) in the Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some zones of liquefaction within the epicentral area. 27 people killed, 454 injured, 2,400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed (VII-VIII) in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area, Panama."[8] 125
1990 Costa Rica earthquake (aftershock) 1990042800001990-04-28
 5.9 [7]
1990 Costa Rica earthquake 1990032500001990-03-25
13:22:55 UTC		 9.919°N 84.808°W / 9.919; -84.808
Entrance to the Gulf of Nicoya		 7.0 VIII 22 km According to USGS: Heavy damage (MM VIII) in the area of Puntarenas, some 60 buildings damaged (MM VII) in the San José area.[9] 1
1983 Costa Rica earthquake 1983-04-02 Golfito 7.2 VIII 26 km Subduction of the Cocos Plate under the Caribbean Plate. Over 51 aftershocks reported with ML > 3,6. 1
1974 Costa Rica earthquake 1974022800001974-02-28
 5.8 [7]
1966 Costa Rica earthquake 1966040900001966-04-09
 5.7 [7]
1910 Costa Rica earthquake 1910050400001910-05-04
 Cartago 6.4 [10] 700

See also

References
  1. "Sismo en Costa Rica deja tres muertos por infarto". El Universal (in Spanish). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. Réplica de terremoto de Nicoya causó gran alarma en el país La Nación, 24 October 2012. (in Spanish)
  3. M7.6 – 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica
  4. Magnitude 6.1 – COSTA RICA 8 January 2009 19:21:34 UTC Archived 2 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Magnitude 6.4 – COSTA RICA, 20 November 2004 08:07:21 UTC Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991 Archived 25 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Se Espera un Nuevo Temblor en 10 Días Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Diario Extra, 13 October 2012. (in Spanish)
  8. Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1991
  9. Significant Earthquakes of the World, 1990
  10. Historic World Earthquakes: Costa Rica Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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